Harrison Taylor ’20
Company / School: Sesame Workshop
Position / Degree: Manager, Research & Insights
Overview
Manager, Research & Insights, Sesame Workshop
New York, NY
- BA, Educational Studies, Neuroscience and Behavior, Vassar College
Harrison Taylor (he/him) is the manager for Research & Insights at Sesame Workshop (the global nonprofit behind Sesame Street). He leads and assists both domestic and international content and impact research. Currently, he is working on formative research that is informing Season 58 of Sesame Street. Before stepping into his position at Sesame, Harrison served as a Research Assistant at MDRC, an education and social policy research organization, within the policy area of family well-being and children’s development.
Advice To Students:
If you find yourself wanting to follow a new path that is completely different from your plan when you first started at Vassar, don’t be afraid to change course! I spent my first two years at Vassar thinking I wanted to be a doctor—and now I work for Sesame Street. Exploring new fields and professions can lead to a fun job that you never considered or knew existed!
